Hey hey! it’s been a super long time since i’ve posted on here 🫣 I do have a witchy instagram + tiktok but i won’t be sharing it quite yet, just thought i’d drop by on here and say hello to everyone and check my messages (so sorry to all the people i haven’t responded to) I’m still deep into my craft, i’ve become more private with it however i still have my witchy business, and I even teach classes at different metaphysical stores now, so lots of traveling! I’m thinking of coming back to tumblr to see how the community is since i’ve been gone for so long but i haven’t quite decided yet 🥰 hope all is well to whoever sees this!

(p.s. Ya girl got married and had her dream wedding at one of the most haunted places in the U.S!!!😭)

saintacephale:

easy witchy tips i have learnt through my craft

  • writing a protective sigil inside your door to avoid bad energies to enter your room
  • making sigils by yourself works better because you pour your intention into it and can be a great way to manifest
  • white candles can replace any candle when doing candle magick
  • clear quartz can replace any crystal
  • when drinking your daily coffee/tea, stir clockwise to manifest something and anti-clockwise to let go of something. repeat your affirmations as you stir
  • salt baths absorb bad energies so having a salt bath once in a while helps with having your energies balanced
  • write an affirmation in a bay leaf and burn it to manifest it
  • always keep iron on you for protection
  • work with the moon phases and transits to make your spells more powerful
  • keep a sigil in your phone case for protection/manifestation
  • after giving an offering to a deity, return it to the earth
  • drink mugwort tea for lucid dreaming/astral projection (don’t drink it if you are pregnant!!)
  • before you put a crystal under water or in the sun, research about it
  • keep a dream journal. it helps for lucid dreaming.
  • put an amethyst under your pillow to sleep better and to recall your dreams
  • charge your tarot/oracle cards by putting a crystal on top of them while you are not usinf them
  • mix moon or sun water with your cosmetics for a quick beauty spell
  • try to do an activity to connect yourself with each element everyday. (ex: a bath for water, walking barefoot for earth, lighting a candle for fire, singing for air)
  • make an habit of meditating everyday

witchy ingredient: dandelion roots

tadpoling:

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I have a huge fondness for dandelions. They’re sunny little flowers and their weedy resilience inspires me. I too would like to unexpectedly grow through the cracks of things without a care in the world.

Every part of the dandelion is edible–the leaves are a bitter green and the yellow flowers can be used in teas. Like many bitters, the plant has a mild diuretic effect (in fact, one of the folk names for dandelion is “piss-a-bed” which… how can you not love that?). This is supposedly good for your liver and digestion. Dandelions have been used in herbal remedies all around the world and across time, from Chinese traditional medicine to the indigenous nations of the Americas.

Today though I want to focus on the roots. They’re quite extraordinary! Dandelions are actually a taproot plant like carrots, meaning they have one big main root with several smaller ones reaching out of it. Their roots are notorious for growing really deep into the soil if left unbothered, and can be used as companion plants in gardening to help funnel nutrients up into the top layers of soil for surrounding plants. The roots too are edible with, again, a bitter taste.

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How to Harvest Dandelion Root

  • Firstly, it’s not advisable to just eat any old dandelion you find. They often grow in places that have been treated with pesticides, which you don’t want to eat.
  • Once a reputable dandelion is found or planted, timing is everything. It’s best to let the plant grow for a couple of years, and to harvest the root in the fall.
  • In the fall the dandelions typically won’t have their signature yellow flower any more, so be absolutely sure that what you’re harvesting is actually a dandelion!
  • Depending on how soft the surrounding soil is, you can use your hands to dig up the root or a gardening fork. Ideally, you don’t want to break the root, so try jimmying around the plant to loosen the soil before going in.
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Preparing the Roots

  • Wash the dirt off!
  • The roots can be eaten raw in salads, but typically they are dried. First take off the stringy excess roots. Then cut the taproot in half longwise and chop those pieces into shorter wedges, about ÂĽ to ½ inch or smaller. 
  • To dry, you can use a dehydrator or you can dry them out in a cool, dry spot over a couple of weeks. You can then use the dried roots for whatever witchy applications you desire, such as powdering them or using them in spells.
  • The dried roots will keep for about a year.

Dandelion Root Tea & Coffee

  • Once dried, the roots are tastier if you roast them. A lower heat for a longer amount of time is best, such as 250 degrees (F) for 2 hours.
  • After the roots are roasted, grind them into smaller bits in a coffee grinder or with a mortar and pestle. If you store the roots in a jar and grind handfuls of them right before making them into coffee or tea, this makes the taste slightly stronger.
  • You can use the ground roots as you would coffee grounds to brew dandelion root coffee!
  • Alternatively, you can make a decoction tea, similar to how you’d make ginger tea. In a saucepan, combine a cup of water for every serving you’d like to make + 1 tsp of ground root for every cup. Lightly simmer for about 10 minutes. Afterwards, drain the tea and it’s ready to drink.
  • The taste is earthy and a little bitter, so feel free to experiment with sweeter elements such as cinnamon sticks or mixing with other teas.
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Possible Correspondences

  • Along with resilience, dandelions personally remind me of joy and luck. The association with granting wishes in their seed head form can also be borrowed for spells.
  • The English word “dandelion” is a bastardization of the French “dent de lion” meaning “lion’s teeth.” Dandelions can therefore be associated with Leo.
  • Roots in general, due to their nature, can be grounding or can bear some connection to the underworld.

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